It has been about three crazy weeks, on top of lots of other things, including becoming great grandparents two weeks ago.
We had a Grymala cousin's family reunion, where 11 of the 13 of us made it to my cousin's farm in Northern WI.
After we returned home from the reunion, cousin Patrick, who lives in Houston got a little rain and wind. He is like a lucky Polish/Native American leprechaun. He somehow stayed high and dry, yet everything within blocks around him was flooded. During the whole episode, he only lost power for about an hour, and he slept through it.
His sister, my Cousin Suzi, has worked for a large resort in the Keys for about the last 35 years. She wasn't quite as lucky. She was supposed to stay in place, but was then told to evacuate mid-last week. It took a lot of Face Book coordinating to find gasoline and a hotel for her. She ended up in Orlando. She got back as far as Homestead early this morning.
We have many friends who retired to the Florida gulf side, especially south of the Tampa/St. Pete area, and up to the Orlando area. No power as of this evening for anybody, but they are doing OK. Lots of friends in the Jacksonville and Charleston, SC area too. Also, no power as of this evening All have made it alive so far.
Our beach home in SE North Carolina escaped this one.
What a tragic mess.
